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Wed, 16 Sep 2009

The guys talk about Dice-K coming back with a strong performance against the Angels and look ahead to the possible playoff matchups in the AL. Dale also looks back at the life and career of Fred Cusick, longtime legendary Bruins broadcaster, who passed away yesterday at the age of 90.

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" I figured it out last night was probably about 930 quarter ten the meaning of life -- that to win and on. Once again you are wrong. Well all -- what about the artists. Let's talk about the -- and I can't wait to talk about 915 don't nine. Actually involve the return of the art exactly don't -- not uniting not -- nodding. Formerly known as Dice-K. He's still -- the great artist -- you want to about painting. Marty said it's -- No got to pay don't always understand it on and I added but it makes sense -- just don't know why you wanna talk about music take decades musically. Charlie Parker not Charlie Parker. Always rock match irked some. -- the -- not Charlie Parker. I'm gonna tell you what John -- It's."

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" Sixties and -- I expect. Daisuke. Dice-K. It's Curtis Mayfield. I -- I got gift cards may now. Because Curtis Mayfield that's super like her Hotmail super Mike Curtis Mayfield. That's on the Internet dog apparently the only commercial. -- Roland bets are now. Where Daisuke is Curtis Minko because charisma that it still -- It's Boone. Soft voice in news and you thought you so. He's just going smoothly here. It's in April brick in there. -- with big annual opportunity now he's beaten up with a nice voice he was commenting. On social injustice he was commenting on inequality that night but with what I get it right. So pioneer a warrior out there on them out don't know it's afterwards angels as it should be able to get this guy. It's his first start a long time got one victory all year. This ERA is astronomical. It's -- it was so bad last drop. That game that made the trip for mayfield treatment and that you know."

" I listen we we said this yesterday before we knew where I guess was money talking -- form we'd be seen him throw. It was crucial for the ongoing playoff success of this team that they find that fourth playoff starter. And I'm not gonna go crazy yours is Tito said let's temper our enthusiasm a little bit. But but realistically right now I mean is that going to be Paul -- Tim Wakefield there. Junichi tiznow I don't think so you've now found your fourth playoffs start whatever order he wants to put him and I don't care. You now know with the four going to be off huge this team that they have that option."

" Even bigger for the team last night wasn't just the the performance of Daisuke what does he really -- he did a great job and and the."

" Let's be honest they hit the fifth inning -- and opening its consent Michael said it's okay for me to think about it now. I would guess that the path but I think it -- he could he do."

" You could say it. You're not think about it yet you don't always think about it but that you start talking about it after the fifth inning because you know a no hitter in the third and no hitter in the fourth OK I'm. Yet a no hitter through five. Our on the site start to think about now not now we're talking about it but even bigger than dice k.'s performance last night with the performance of Texas Rangers last."

" Yeah at -- start net there's spit it out I will give them credit. It took longer than I thought it was gonna take but they're starting to show what we thought they would eventually show here."

" It four for us in Boston if you wanna know if a team with legitimate we always have these these mile markers -- milestones so it is. A Father's Day where they -- bothers beware of where they -- Memorial Day. For people in Texas is where are they by the time the -- and Chris I can. She called it get out the sports -- and always you always expect the Rangers do some things and then. There's there's going to be an August moon. For the race if it's a tough place to play. I up you know whether it is hard at it that Republican excuse that is that the legitimate excuse. Taxes it in -- players on its tough."

" If if you think the Bruins Bruins fans think that the Bruins get the short end of the of the stick in this town and they do. Any team other than the cowboys -- the short end of the stick in that town. When they're not playing the cowboys are still number one when they are playing."

" You don't even exist yet so that to compete with the cowboys here the cowboys are. Wanna know people are more excited about don't wanna know cowboy cal and I -- bad he's he's finally emerging is that he's an elite quarterback. Always so underrated -- this one game. And so they're they're ignoring the Rangers but that the reason the Rangers lost is so significant. It's because the lead is not him like it's not like they can't go on a run and catch the Red Sox but. Five and a half games versus a gamer to as a huge different. If if the Red Sox aren't in position. To line up the pitching it the way they want Q before the postseason starts they have no chance of winning. And much much chance while they got a great have they give picket line it up they have a great chance that they are able to. Who knows. Win the division only six and half games back. If they're gonna win the division or give it to the post season easily right there won't win the division these easily but the -- for the post yeah recently. That I like their chances as much as anybody else."

" Well and for the first time along time you can now say that the Red Sox. Are closer to the division lead in the Rangers aren't the wildcard. Last -- no history. The Red Sox are six and a half games -- the yanked in the loss column there buyback. And Texas Rangers the Texas Rangers and out farther behind the Red Sox the on the Red Sox are behind the judges. -- extra backed out we thought that."

" If if the numbers say the Red Sox are six and a -- back. And AL east. And the numbers say they're five and a half ahead of the Rangers in the wild card race Alex. Do I get do we get points on that. Yes. I think somebody of anyway if your point is well taken -- that they can. They can start thinking about the post season. With -- without without sweating about it I bet that they would division I mean grade I don't know people will be jumping up and down and let them. The Red Sox overcame the Yankees and won the division. I think that the number one thing is is getting to the post season of don't get the sense that people here really care all that much as long as their postseason game. Well we've seen before and they and they won the World Series and both ways. And 07 they were division champs. In 04 in -- they were wild card champs and if I if such a thing even exist."

" Look I I but nothing and I think David Ortiz made this comment after the game last night I believe it was his quote that I read and it's the truth. It's almost more important how you're playing going into the playoffs than it is bloodier and obviously after the yen rightful. What's spot -- in the playoffs doesn't matter as much as how you're playing getting there going into. Part of it is easier said. Getting your rotation set that's absolutely a big part of it. Apartments just -- do you play. And Steve I -- really well right now now provides a little asterisk here. The six game win streak is all of home and we know they just eat people up here at home they got -- they got a proven on the road at some point here sooner or later."

" You really wanna get a had a yourself. Like a big game James and I did the other day in the office let's get far far ahead of ourselves here and talk about the post season apple season rotation talk here. On Sports Radio WEEI but. Opponent -- So. If if the playoffs start today the Red Sox and angels."

" And and let's be honest it's. It's much more likely you're gonna play the angels the annual -- either Texas or Detroit. Texas would have to overtake the -- to right but not to be the option of the Red Sox would have to overtake the Yankees for Detroit to be the option. The and I don't know what percentages are but about what's less than 5% chance."

" Lady exactly so Red Sox angels yankees tigers. So we're we're talking we're saying -- man. The Yankees the Yankees and payment they might beat the tigers in in forget it let's whip up. And start thinking about the more. For the Yankees you don't really know what CC sabathia is gonna give you in the post season. No I expected to be expected to begin I don't know that it will be no I I understand I expect to be so that's one. AJ Burnett. I don't expect to be you don't know what's gonna happen I don't expect that to be that that is there's Andy -- you expect a solid start from Andy -- So you've got questions here. Versus. The tigers. What do you think just -- is gonna give you can be really good the tigers just what only they don't impress me they relieved what do you think. My man big game Edwin Jackson Patrick. It's gotta give your in the post season."

" I I I atlas and I could try to make -- myself convinced that. I think the tigers can I can -- us up for the tigers went in five days I I I'm not convinced that I think the I think the Yankees will be the tigers. It's going to be a relatively speaking a fairly easy series win three or four games. At at at at."

" And straight weeks her but I would love to see I would love. To see a yankees Red Sox ALCS and I'm not tired of it. Doesn't wear me out I think it's great. -- a probably -- probably. Because the tigers."

" What about the hit by the Yankees. Before we go to the break and we're gonna do very quick 92 break we're gonna get the call to the guys -- fairly quickly today and Terry Francona will join us at twelve to allow me. Just a short couple of minutes here for an appreciation of iMac. -- passed away yesterday at the age of ninety. Bread -- sick was the voice of the Boston Bruins on radio and television for 44. Years. As I said to somebody last night he was the measuring stick by which everyone who's ever called a hockey game in this town was. Was measured by and every single person whoever called hockey game in this town not named Q sick or perhaps not named Wilson suffered by the comparison. He was the best I ever heard doing that he was a guy along with Turk. We invited into our living rooms on a nightly basis if you were Bruins fan growing up in New England as I wise. You know you're inviting him into your living room or into your family room or into your bedroom under the covers. And you wanted him to bring you the game. You couldn't be there he took -- there. He never ever thought that he was bigger than the Bruins sport of hockey where the players. He knew they -- the show he knew they were the stars. And he just wanted to put you in his seat and allow you -- enjoy the experience that he was having. His voice. His delivery. Was timeless. It was perfect. Nobody has ever -- on the -- better than he did them I think that there are some people who were pretty good at that job and my camera and Bob Wilson was spectacular when he was doing it. But nobody was ever better than Fred music wise. He passed away yesterday at the age of ninety. Ironically and sadly. One day before he was due to be inducted into the Massachusetts broadcasters hall of fame and honor long overdue and would have taken place today. It may well take place today he unfortunately won't be allowed to enjoy it. He was as good at what he does as anybody who has ever sat in front of a microphone in this town ever. And you go back there's a long list of people who've called games in this town who were unbelievable -- from Kurt dowdy. All the way through Ken Coleman and and Bob starring Gil Santos in the list goes on and on Johnny most he was as good as anybody whoever did it. Bruins fans I know are saddened today by his passing. They will always consider him a friend. And we thought they might today just for a couple of minutes like to hear that voice again."

" First game with a -- weren't the favorite topic here who is 1920. There -- Use but it was great society insure them so I've seen short and or in Canada. I okay."

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